The Vulnerable Man

Richard is a father and husband, a grandfather, a coach to physicians and executives, and a fellow imperfect human. Our conversation wanders through vulnerability as a parent, how his sons are showing up as fathers, learning from failure, how he chose to weave vulnerability into his work as a physician and leader, and the trust bank account. Website: https://www.richardorlandi.co/ LinkedIn: https:...

Quentin is a father, a former Marine, a start-up junkie, and the Founder of Pause i/O. We talk about how vulnerability has evolved for him, cycles of change, stepping into the role of elder, what it means to be an elder, and rites of passage. Website: https://pauseio.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentinfinney/

Russell is a husband, a father, and the founder of the non-profit organization Fathers With Daughters. We discuss how vulnerability shows up in his marriage, his being a role model for his daughters, what inspired him to create his non-profit organization, and the idea of presence over perfection. Website: https://fwd.fatherswithdaughters.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-kimura-9...

Chris is an author and speaker, a California transplant, and a therapist that specializes in working with gay men around identity, masculinity, shame, and religious trauma. Our conversation wanders through what drew him to a career in therapy, navigating shame, the false feminine and the false masculine, and his next book. Website: www.aroadtriptolove.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chri...

Andy is an author, a suicide attempt survivor, and host of the Real Men Feel podcast. We talk about his journey with depression and suicide attempts, the moment he chose to accept help, the power of journaling, what drew him to start his podcast, and emotions. Website:  https://theandygrant.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyfgrant/

Joe is a father of three, a regular guy, and author of the book, Dadbod: Focusing on You So You Are There for Them. Our conversation ranges from what's helped him lean into vulnerability, how vulnerability changed him as a father, spending time with his kids, and writing and publishing his book. Website: https://yourdadbod.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephjwheelerjr/

Shay is a former banker and consultant, a world traveler, and a sexual performance anxiety coach for men. In our conversation we talk about when Shay lost his father to cancer, his own story of performance anxiety, how he works with me to overcome sexual performance issues, and he shares some tips for anyone supporting a man navigating this topic. Website: https://shay-doran.com/ LinkedIn: https:/...

Paul is a husband, father, grandfather, a law school professor, and an author. In this episode we discuss learning to stifle emotions, his soon-to-be published book, navigating his wife's cancer journey, when he recognized that he needed therapy, supporting caregivers, and plenty more. Website: https://www.paulwaynepennington.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwaynepennington/

In this episode I am sharing thoughts around relationships and vulnerability. You may be in a relationship, considering one, just ending one, or somewhere else. Regardless, we need people in our lives to build community and connection, and I spend some time talking about self-awareness and communication in relationships.

Oscar is a husband, father of three daughters, he's active-duty Air Force, and host of the Daughtered Podcast. We discuss vulnerability in his marriage, community, being a girl dad, bringing vulnerability as a parent, and starting his podcast, plus much more. Website: https://daughteredpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-peña/ IG: @daughteredpodcast

Chris is a leadership and executive coach, a consultant, and a husband and fellow girl dad. We talk about losing his best friend to suicide, the acronym B.U.S.Y., how vulnerability impacts his marriage, being a girl dad, and shots on goal, plus more. Website: https://tricordtrainers.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dechillo-b1621344/

McKenzie is a men's coach, a former marketing executive, and a co-Founder of Groups for Men. In our conversation we wander through his first experiences in a men's group, articulating emotions, recognizing our narratives, embracing D+ work, and better utilizing focus. Website: https://groupsformen.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenzie-beeby-93b338a7/

Shaun is a serial entrepreneur, a father and husband, and host of the Raising Men podcast. We get to talking about the power of community, paying it forward, giving and receiving help, what inspired him to start his podcast, the "more love" bell, and life lessons at the driving range. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaundawson/ Podcast: https://raising.men/

Chris is a father, a physician, a husband, and someone who's still trying to figure things out. In our conversation we discuss messaging young that boys get around emotions, how his past medical training runs counter to being vulnerable, being more Ted Lasso-like, how he brings vulnerability into practicing medicine, physician burnout, and leaning into connection.

Carson is a college student, a philanthropist, a mental health advocate, and a suicide survivor. We don't go light into this one. We explore the story of his suicide attempt, how creating a TikTok video shifted his purpose, his work advocating for mental health resources for Children's Miracle Network, building connection, and how his close relationships have grown over the years.

Raymond is a former HR professional, an entrepreneur, a father, a podcast host, and an author. In our conversation we dive into receiving someone's vulnerability, staying away from fixing others, designing boundaries, how his dad's incarceration shaped him, pushing through fear, and finding his why, plus a few other things. Website: https://careerminds.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ra...

Chris is a consultant, an Agile Coach, and a great human. We talk about navigating depression, being vulnerable with our kids, parenting lessons learned, empowering subordinate leaders, and showing emotions. And we laugh quite a bit as well. Website: https://chrismurman.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismurman/

In this episode I am sharing my thoughts from my experience this past week for a powerful fundraising event put on by In the Cellar. It was a great reminder about the power of community, and how a group of committed individuals can have a tremendous impact on their communities and beyond. Website: https://inthecellar.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/in-the-cellar/

Dave is an author, an entrepreneur, a builder of custom luxury homes, and dare I say somewhat of a philosopher. In our conversation we discuss breaking past animal instincts, boundaries in relationships, self-awareness, fear, and his upcoming book, Alphas Die Early. Website: www.daverossiglobal.com IG: @daverossiglobal

Chris is a husband and father, a writer, and a former competitive rower that has competed internationally. Our conversation ranges from him stepping into his power, how he's evolved, showing up to support his wife, his experience as a competitive rower, and the crime fiction trilogy that he's written, as well as much more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-johns-2abba12/ Other: Reach him...

In our conversation we discuss choosing to be vulnerable, vulnerability in relationships, trust, repair in relationships, intention and impact, and reconnecting to ourselves, plus a fair bit more. Website: https://fromo2u.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlysauceda/

Craig is someone with mental illness, an advocate for men, a former sex and drug addict, and a coach helping others. We talk about shame, finding and asking for help, the stigma around sex and porn addiction, sexual health, and emotional regulation. Website: https://mindfulhabithelp.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigperra/

Jonathan is a marketer, a writer, a community organizer, a men's work advocate, and someone who has strong opinions about cream cheese. In this conversation we discuss vulnerability with groups versus with individuals, relationships and being imperfect, his work around men walking and men talking, creating change, the concept of American manhood, and internal versus external measures of masculinit...

Jonathan is a marketer, a writer, a community organizer, a men's work advocate, and someone who has strong opinions about cream cheese. In this conversation we discuss vulnerability with groups versus with individuals, relationships and being imperfect, his work around men walking and men talking, creating change, the concept of American manhood, and internal versus external measures of masculinit...

Whit is a father of two boys, a writer and published author, and a lot of other things on top of that. We talk about modeling vulnerability for his boys, his relationship with his father, his book, his past career writing about fatherhood, and a bunch more. Website: https://whithonea.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whithonea/ Book:   https://whithonea.com/parents-phrase-book/